Sydney's Closest National Park
Sydney Harbour National Park offers amazing views of the majestic and world famous harbour. Accessible from several entry points around Sydney Harbour, you can enjoy natural bushland, secluded sandy beaches and rugged sandstone cliffs - all with the contrast of Sydney city in the background.
The park is home to a number of threatened species including endangered populations of Little Penguins, Long-Nosed Bandicoots, Bent-Wing Bats and Red-Crowned Toadlets.
You can enjoy kayacking, swimming, picnicking, walks and cultural experiences in the park with Aboriginal repatriation sites and historic buildings like the 1801 Fort at Middle Head and the Quarantine Station at North Head, Manly residing inside Sydney Harbour National Park.
The harbour islands are also included in Sydney Harbour National Park, including Fort Denison, Shark, Clark and Rodd islands.
Sydney Harbour National Park includes reed-fringed freshwater lakes, lot of waterbirds, quiet patches of forest, and are among the last undisturbed lake systems near Sydney. They have enormous scientific, as well as environmental and aesthetic, value.
Learn more about Sydney Harbour National Park here.
Foundation Projects
Quarantine Station, North Head, Manly
The Foundation funded a number of conservation projects at the historic Quarantine Station at Manly's North Head. It funded extensive conservation painting to restore the site to its heritage colours, provided funds for a curator, and provided funds to establish the station's Moveable Hertiage museum collection.
Sydney Harbour National Park North Bush Regeneration & Corporate Volunteering Program
From 2008 the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife has been providing funds to the Sydney Harbour North Area Parks & Wildlife Group to work on natural and cultural heritage projects, and to upgrade volunteer facilities in the Sydney Harbour North area, particularly Middle Head. These projects have been working to regenerate areas of highly degraded bushland in the park and to increase community awareness, involvement, support and volunteer efforts for the Sydney Harbour National Park.
Goat Island Restoration and Refurbishment
The Foundation funded works to restore and refurbish stone walls, floors, roof, footings and general presentation on Goat Island. Under the management of NPWS Area Manager Margaret Bailey, Foundation funds also enabled the assessment, cataloguing and conservation and storage of archaeological material.
Fort Denison Restoration and Revamp
Fort Denison is one of the Foundation’s major cultural heritage projects. Through sponsorship from EnergyAustralia the Foundation helped fund the restoration of the buildings, the installation of the museum and the restaurant facilities. The project preserved this icon of European history and made it accessible for the public.
Cadman's Cottage Archaeological Digs
The Foundation provided funds for the restoration of Cadman's Cottage for an archaeological dig to preserve all heritage values of this important historical site.
Greycliffe House and Gardens
Foundation funds, including a generous donation from the Westfield Foundation, helped restore and re-develop Greycliffe House and the gardens, in Nielsen Park, Vaucluse. Today it is part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.
